Scranton moderates between New York metropolitan gravity and Lackawanna County coal-town identity. Downtown rooms fill with workers navigating the economic transition, while Courthouse Square hosts the families who've been here since the anthracite days. Hill Section draws the established residents. Green Ridge and Dunmore add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between metro proximity and Electric City permanence. Open mics become neutral ground where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Scranton's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its Steamtown soul while the Poconos draw the weekend crowds.